Network Slicing Orchestration Market Report 2026

The network slicing orchestration market size has grown exponentially in recent years. It will grow from $1.23 billion in 2025 to $1.55 billion in 2026 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 26.8%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to rise in 5g deployments, growth in mobile data traffic, increasing virtualization of telecom networks, demand for improved quality of service, expansion of software-defined networking (SDN) and network functions virtualization (NFV).

The network slicing orchestration market size is expected to see exponential growth in the next few years. It will grow to $4.04 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 27%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to growth of private 5g networks, expansion of edge computing infrastructure, rising adoption of network slicing in enterprise applications, increasing investment in cloud-native telecom architectures, demand for ultra-low latency applications such as V2X and AR/VR. Major trends in the forecast period include multi-domain and multi-vendor orchestration standardization, rise of slice-as-a-service business models, integration of service assurance with real-time analytics, increasing demand for secure and compliant network slices, lifecycle automation for dynamic network resource allocation.

The rising adoption of fifth-generation (5G) networks is expected to support the growth of the network slicing orchestration market going forward. Fifth-generation (5G) networks are next-generation mobile communication systems that deliver significantly higher data speeds, ultra-low latency, and enhanced network capacity to support a wide range of consumer and enterprise applications. The increasing adoption of fifth-generation (5G) networks is supported by expanding commercial deployments by telecom operators and rising enterprise demand for digital transformation, cloud-based services, and internet of things (IoT) solutions. Network slicing orchestration plays a key role in supporting fifth-generation (5G) network adoption by enabling automated creation, management, and optimization of virtual network slices, ensuring network resources are dynamically allocated to meet diverse performance requirements of fifth-generation (5G) use cases. For example, in March 2025, according to 5G Americas, a US-based mobile industry association, global fifth-generation (5G) connections reached 2.25 billion in 2024, highlighting rapid expansion compared to previous years. Therefore, the rising adoption of fifth-generation (5G) networks is contributing to the growth of the network slicing orchestration market.

Leading companies in the network slicing orchestration market are developing AI-driven service orchestration platforms to automate multi-domain service creation and performance optimization for diverse 5G services and enterprise applications. AI-driven service orchestration platforms use machine learning and automation to design, deploy, manage, and optimize services across multiple network domains in real time, enabling intent-based control, predictive performance assurance, and dynamic resource allocation. For example, in February 2024, Ericsson, a Sweden-based telecommunications technology provider, launched its Service Orchestration and Assurance solution. The platform enables communication service providers to design, deploy, and manage services across multi-domain environments using AI-driven automation, integrated assurance, and intent-based orchestration, supporting hybrid networks and improving operational efficiency.

In February 2024, Telstra, an Australia-based telecommunications provider, partnered with Ericsson to deliver customized 5G connectivity using advanced network slicing orchestration. Through this collaboration, Telstra enhanced its 5G slicing capabilities by leveraging Ericsson’s service orchestration technologies to offer enterprise customers tailored connectivity for use cases such as fixed wireless access, broadcasting, automotive connectivity, and large venue services. Ericsson is a Sweden-based provider of network slicing orchestration solutions.

Major companies operating in the network slicing orchestration market are Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., AT&T Inc., Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., International Business Machines Corporation, Cisco Systems Inc., Intel Corporation, Oracle Corporation, Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Broadcom Inc., Fujitsu Limited, Capgemini SE, NEC Corp., Nokia Corporation, Telefónica S.A., ZTE Corporation, Rakuten Symphony Inc., Juniper Networks Inc., Amdocs Limited, Ciena Corporation, Netcracker Technology Corporation, Mavenir Systems Inc., Ribbon Communications Inc., and Airspan Networks Inc.

Tariffs on telecom hardware, semiconductor components, and networking equipment have influenced the network slicing orchestration market by increasing infrastructure deployment costs and delaying procurement cycles for service providers. Regions highly dependent on imported networking equipment, particularly Asia-Pacific and parts of Europe, are experiencing cost pressures in deploying multi-vendor orchestration platforms. Solution segments relying on advanced analytics hardware and cloud infrastructure are also affected due to rising equipment prices. However, tariffs are encouraging local manufacturing, regional vendor ecosystems, and accelerated adoption of cloud-based orchestration solutions that reduce dependency on physical infrastructure imports.

Network slicing orchestration refers to the provision of software and systems that enable the automated management, coordination, and optimization of virtual network slices across multi-domain and multi-vendor network environments. It ensures efficient allocation of network resources, quality of service management, and seamless service delivery across diverse applications and users. The market creates value by improving network performance, operational efficiency, and flexibility for service providers and enterprise networks.

The primary components of network slicing orchestration are solutions and services. Solutions refer to software platforms that enable the creation, management, and optimization of multiple virtual networks over a shared physical infrastructure to fulfill specific performance and service requirements. These solutions are deployed through on-premises and cloud deployment modes and are used across various application areas, including enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB), ultra-reliable low-latency communications (URLLC), massive machine-type communications (mMTC), and vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communications. They serve multiple end users, such as banking, financial services, and insurance (BFSI), healthcare, manufacturing, information technology (IT) and telecommunications, automotive, and other end users.

The network slicing orchestration market consists of revenues earned by entities by providing services such as network slice design, configuration, monitoring, lifecycle management, resource allocation, performance optimization, security management, and ongoing support and maintenance. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. The network slicing orchestration includes sales of orchestration platforms, network management software, monitoring and analytics tools, automation solutions, and related integration platforms. Values in this market are factory gate values, that is, the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, and retailers or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD unless otherwise specified).

The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.

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